IRS HUB TESTING PAUSED (1/16/2026) [RESOLVED]

The IRS is experiencing some issues this morning and has paused HUB testing.

The IRS has informed us that they have temporarily stopped HUB transmissions today to address an internal programming issue. As a result, the rejection noted below may impact returns that were transmitted earlier this morning. At this time, there is no estimated timeframe for when transmissions will resume, or if they will resume today.

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